Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Henry James Forman Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1917-1957
Collection number: 903
Creator:
Forman, Henry James, 1879-1966
Extent:
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Henry James Forman (1879-1966) was a reporter and staff correspondent for
New York Sun (1903-05); news editor for
Literary Digest (1906); associate editor of
North American Review (1906-10); and managing editor of
Collier's (1913-19). He taught creative writing at Temple University and reviewed books for the
New York Times. Forman also wrote numerous books. The collection consists of correspondence as well as manuscripts by Forman and clippings
pertaining to his career.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry James Forman, 1965.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Henry James Forman Papers (Collection 903). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Forman was born February 17, 1879; BA, Harvard, 1903; reporter and staff correspondent for
New York Sun (1903-05); news editor,
Literary Digest (1906); associate editor,
North American Review (1906-10); managing editor,
Collier's (1913-19); taught creative writing at Temple University; reviewed books for the
New York Times; writings include:
In the Footprints of Heine (1910),
The Enchanted Garden (1923),
Guilt (1924),
The Pony Express (1925),
The Rembrandt Murder (1931),
The Story of Prophecy (1936), and
Have You a religion? (1941); died January 3, 1966.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence of literary editor and author Henry James Forman. Correspondents include Hugo Ballin,
Norman Cousins, Edna Ferber, Ford Maddox Ford, E.M. Forster, Harold Ickes, Ida Tarbell, Booth Tarkington, and Rebecca West.
Also includes manuscripts by Forman and clippings pertaining to his career.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-6).
- Clippings pertaining to Forman's career (Box 7).
- Literary manuscripts (Box 8).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Forman, Henry James, 1879-1966--Archives.
Authors, American 20th century--Archival resources.
Periodical editors--United States--Archival resources.